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System.NullReferenceException #160

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Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.Scheduler.GetExecutingRequestByNode(Int32 nodeId)
   at Microsoft.Build.FileAccesses.FileAccessManager.ReportFileAccess(FileAccessData fileAccessData, Int32 nodeId)
   at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.DetouredNodeLauncher.DetoursEventListener.HandleFileAccess(FileAccessData fileAccessData)
   at BuildXL.Processes.SandboxedProcessReports.FileAccessReportLineReceived[T](T& data, FileAccessReportProvider`1 parser, Boolean isAnAugmentedFileAccess, String& errorMessage) in \.\Public\Src\Engine\Processes\SandboxedProcessReports.cs:line 825
   at BuildXL.Processes.SandboxedProcessReports.ReportLineReceived(String data) in \.\Public\Src\Engine\Processes\SandboxedProcessReports.cs:line 378
   at BuildXL.Processes.SandboxedProcess.ReportLineReceived(String data) in \.\Public\Src\Engine\Processes\SandboxedProcess.cs:line 555
   at BuildXL.Processes.Internal.AsyncPipeReader.FlushMessageQueue() in \.\Public\Src\Engine\Processes\Internal\AsyncPipeReader.cs:line 435
   at BuildXL.Processes.Internal.AsyncPipeReader.GetLinesFromCharBuffers(Int32 len) in \.\Public\Src\Engine\Processes\Internal\AsyncPipeReader.cs:line 409
   at BuildXL.Processes.Internal.AsyncPipeReader.BuildXL.Native.Streams.IIOCompletionTarget.OnCompletion(FileAsyncIOResult asyncIOResult) in \.\Public\Src\Engine\Processes\Internal\AsyncPipeReader.cs:line 311
   at BuildXL.Native.Streams.Windows.IOCompletionManager.<>c.<ReleaseOvelappedAndQueueCompletionNotification>b__18_0(Object state) in \.\Public\Src\Utilities\Native\Streams\Windows\IOCompletionManager.cs:line 254
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.System.Threading.IThreadPoolWorkItem.ExecuteWorkItem()
   at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()

https://dev.azure.com/dnceng-public/public/_build/results?buildId=1531003&view=logs&j=7c8326b9-0a5f-532a-e6de-db8515c72d9a&t=459c297f-b09b-5c46-673a-4f55f8e3eba5

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  1. dfederm commented on Jul 29, 2026

    @dfederm
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    This may be a bug in MSBuild itself, not MSBuildCache. Digging more though.

  2. dfederm commented on Aug 11, 2026

    @dfederm
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    Fixed upstream.

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